DHAKA, Bangladesh ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) in Bangladesh has welcomed a USD 5 million contribution from the Republic of Korea. The contribution comes as humanitarian resources are increasingly stretched and it will help sustain life-saving food assistance, nutrition services and school feeding for more than 462,000 Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh over a 12-month period.
DHAKA, Bangladesh ¨C ?The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) activated anticipatory action and shock-responsive social protection last week for communities facing severe flooding in Bandarban district of the Chittagong Hill Tracts, reaching 75,000 people with cash assistance before flood risks intensify. The support is designed to help families meet immediate needs, protect livelihoods and avoid deeper crisis as rains continue.
DHAKA, Bangladesh - The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) has activated its anticipatory action (AA) response to deliver lifesaving cash assistance to communities at risk of severe flooding in Moulvibazar and Habiganj districts, Sylhet Division, in the northeastern haor region of Bangladesh.
DHAKA, Bangladesh ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) has begun implementing its Targeting and Prioritization Exercise (TPE) for monthly food assistance across the Rohingya refugee camps, marking an important transition toward needs-based support for nearly 1.2 million refugees living in Cox¡¯s Bazar and Bhasan Char.
DHAKA, Bangladesh ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) welcomes a new contribution of USD $6.7 million (JPY 1.05 billion) from the Government of Japan to support Rohingya refugees and host community smallholder farmers in Cox¡¯s Bazar.
Dhaka ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) in Bangladesh has received an additional EUR 2 million from the European Union, to support lifesaving food and nutrition assistance for Rohingya refugees and host communities. The latest funding channeled through the European Commission¡¯s Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO) brings the EU¡¯s total contribution to Â鶹ÊÓƵ in 2025, to EUR 15.3 million.
DHAKA ¡ª The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) has welcomed a new contribution of GBP 1.1 million (US$1.4 million) from the UK government for its life-saving food assistance for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. This contribution follows an earlier GBP 8.7 million (US$11.6 million) allocation in 2025 for Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s Rohingya response.
COX¡¯S BAZAR ¨C On 3 December, the Government of Bangladesh, the Embassy of Ukraine, the Embassy of Sweden, and the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) received 3,000 metric tonnes of sunflower oil contributed through the Grain from Ukraine initiative. Grain from Ukraine is a humanitarian food program launched by the Government of Ukraine to make Ukrainian food commodities available for Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s crisis response. The sunflower oil, worth US$7 million, was funded by the Government of Sweden.
Dhaka ¡ª The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) today provided emergency food assistance to families affected by the devastating fire that swept through Karail slum on 25 November.
Conflict and violence are driving extreme hunger in six major crises
ROME ¨C A new joint report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the UN Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) warns that acute food insecurity is deepening in 16 hunger hotspots, which threatens to drive millions more into famine or risk of famine.
CHATTOGRAM, Bangladesh ¨C The Government of Bangladesh, the Embassy of the Republic of Korea, and the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) today held a handover ceremony for a rice donation by the Republic of Korea in support of the Rohingya response.
DHAKA, Bangladesh ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) welcomes a timely contribution of Japanese Yen (JPY) 500 million (approximately USD 3.4 million) from the Government of Japan to support its lifesaving assistance for Rohingya refugees and host communities.
DHAKA ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) has welcomed a contribution from the Government of the People¡¯s Republic of China, provided through the China International Development Cooperation Agency (CIDCA).
DHAKA ¨C As relentless rains batter southeastern Bangladesh, the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) is on the ground responding to rising needs in some of the country¡¯s most vulnerable communities.
DHAKA ¨C The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, through the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief), has donated 667 metric tonnes of dates to the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) to support Rohingya refugee children living in Bangladesh.
DHAKA, Bangladesh¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) warns of a critical funding shortfall for its emergency response operations in Bangladesh, jeopardizing food assistance for over one million Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh.
DHAKA - The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) and the Government of Bangladesh¡¯s Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief (MoDMR) released the ¡°State of Anticipatory Action 2024¡± report, this week, highlighting the importance of anticipatory action in disaster risk management.
DHAKA ¨C With generous funding over the past two years ¨C totalling EUR 24 million ¨C the European Union (EU) has supported the Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s lifesaving and life-changing efforts in Bangladesh, helping the organisation strengthen its critical support to both Rohingya refugees and Bangladeshi communities grappling with food insecurity.
DHAKA¨C Bangladesh has reaffirmed its commitment to transforming food systems as the Ministry of Food, in collaboration with the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ), IFAD, FAO, GAIN, and other key partners, hosted a National Dialogue in Dhaka.
The event emphasized innovative, inclusive, and climate-responsive strategies to shape sustainable, resilient, and equitable food systems, driving progress toward the National Food Systems Pathways.
Dhaka, Bangladesh ¡ª The Republic of Korea has stepped up its support to the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) with a new contribution of US$2 million. The timely funding enabled Â鶹ÊÓƵ to reach nearly 76,000 Rohingya and provide them with full rations of US$12.50 for two months.
WASHINGTON, DC ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) welcomes four awards totaling US $110 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to support critical school meals programmes across Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Laos, and Rwanda. The funding will benefit nearly half a million children and their communities in more than 1,600 pre-primary and primary schools across the four countries.
ROME ¨C As the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) responds to flood emergencies across the globe, the agency is calling for investment and concerted action to prepare vulnerable communities for more frequent extreme climate events that threaten to damage crops, displace communities and disrupt food systems.
BANGKOK ¨C In the wake of Typhoon Yagi¡¯s catastrophic impact on Southeast Asia, the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) is on the ground supporting countries most affected by the storm through food and cash assistance.
DHAKA ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) has launched its response to the severe flooding emergency in Bangladesh, which has affected over 5 million people across the southeastern and northeastern regions, particularly in the Chattogram and Sylhet Divisions.
DHAKA ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) is providing emergency assistance to communities affected by the severe flooding in Sylhet and Sunamganj districts in northeast Bangladesh.
